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Bhagirathpura Deaths Inquiry Report To Go Online
A court is handling a case about 36 people who died in Indore after drinking water was reportedly contaminated.
A special commission investigated what happened.
The commission was led by retired Justice Sushil Gupta.
It prepared a report that is almost 600 pages long.
The report was given to the court in August but was kept private.
Lawyers for the people who brought the case asked to read it.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has now ordered the report to be put on its website.
People will be able to study the report once it is scanned and uploaded.
The report’s exact findings will be known after it becomes available.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered the Bhagirathpura inquiry report to be uploaded online.
The nearly 600-page report examines the deaths of 36 people after reported drinking-water contamination in Indore.
A commission headed by retired Justice Sushil Gupta submitted the report to the court in August.
The report had remained confidential while petitioners and their lawyers sought access to it.
The document is expected to be available on the court website within a day or two after scanning and processing.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh High Court, petitioners and their lawyers, and an inquiry commission headed by retired Justice Sushil Gupta.
- What
- The court ordered the nearly 600-page inquiry report on the Bhagirathpura deaths to be published online.
- Where
- The case concerns Bhagirathpura in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and the report will be uploaded to the Madhya Pradesh High Court website.
- When
- The order was issued on Monday; the report was submitted to the court in August and is expected online within a day or two.
- Why
- Petitioners and their lawyers sought access to examine the commission’s findings during ongoing public interest litigation.
Key facts
- Incident
- 36 people died after a reported contaminated drinking-water incident in Bhagirathpura, Indore.
- Report length
- Nearly 600 pages.
- Inquiry chair
- Retired Justice Sushil Gupta.
- Submission
- The commission submitted the report to the High Court in August.
- Court order
- The Indore Bench directed that the report be uploaded online.
- Expected availability
- Within a day or two after scanning and online processing.
- Case status
- Public interest litigations concerning the deaths remain ongoing.








